{"id":112,"date":"2015-08-05T05:19:16","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T05:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2018-08-08T16:14:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T16:14:01","slug":"recovery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/varicocele\/microscopic-varicocelectomy\/recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovery from Microscopic Varicocelectomy &#8211; New York Urology Specialists"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>What is the Recovery from Varicocelectomy?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>by<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/about\/urologists\/dr-alex-shteynshlyuger\/\">Alex Shteynshlyuger MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>If you have any questions, to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/appointments\/\">schedule a consultation<\/a>&nbsp;or if you need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/second-opinion-urologist-nyc\/\">second opinion<\/a>, please<a href=\"\/?page_id=876\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/contactus\/\">contact us<\/a>&nbsp;or call&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><strong><a onclick=\"goog_report_conversion ('tel: 2122046300')\" href=\"tel:2122046300\"><span class=\"style2 redish\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"style2 redish\"><strong><strong><a onclick=\"goog_report_conversion ('tel: 2122046300')\" href=\"tel:2122046300\">1-212-&nbsp;204-6300<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We see patients from all parts of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island), Long Island, Westchester and New Jersey as well as other parts of&nbsp;the USA. We also see <a title=\"Out of Area and International Patients\" href=\"\/circumcision\/?page_id=620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international patients<\/a> from&nbsp;Canada, Japan, South America, Russia, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean and other parts of the world.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Benefits of Microscopic Varicocelectomy: Small Incision, Fast Recovery<\/h2>\n<p>Microscopic varicocelectomy requires only 3-5&nbsp;cm (1.5-2-inch) incision in the groin area.&nbsp; Because the dissection is&nbsp;minimized, the recovery is fairly fast.&nbsp; As after any surgical procedure patients may experience mild occasional ache and discomfort for a few months until&nbsp;the healing process is complete.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-578 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/doctors_surgery_open-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"doctors_surgery_open\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/doctors_surgery_open-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/doctors_surgery_open-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/doctors_surgery_open-370x371.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/doctors_surgery_open.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Microscopic varicocelectomy<\/strong> performed at New York Urology Specialists by Dr. Alex Shteynshlyuger is an outpatient procedure.&nbsp; Most men have minimal to no pain after the procedure.&nbsp; Adequate pain medications are&nbsp;administered.&nbsp; Narcotic pain medications are not typically required.&nbsp; <strong>Most men who perform office work are able to return to work within 1-2 days.&nbsp;<\/strong> Men who engage in physical work may need a few days off.&nbsp; No heavy lifting is allowed for the first 3 weeks after the procedure.&nbsp; No biking or swimming is allowed for 1 week.&nbsp; Most men can return to the gym 1 week after the procedure.<\/p>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>Preparation for Microscopic Varicocelectomy<\/h2>\n<p>There is no specific preparation for microscopic varicocelectomy other than no food or drink is allowed for 8 hours prior to surgery (anesthesia).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"\/circumcision\/?page_id=89\"><strong>Dr. Alex Shteynshlyuger<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a>is a board-certified urologist in NYC. He&nbsp;<b>specializes in sexual and reproductive issues that affect men. &nbsp;He helps men with infertility to achieve pregnancy. He is a specialist in interpreting semen analysis in men with infertility.<\/b><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;He performs no-needle, no-scalpel vasectomy under local anesthesia avoiding the risks of general anesthesia.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>If you have any questions, to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/appointments\/\">schedule a consultation<\/a>&nbsp;or if you need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/second-opinion-urologist-nyc\/\">second opinion<\/a>, please<a href=\"\/?page_id=876\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/contactus\/\">contact us<\/a>&nbsp;or call&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><strong><a onclick=\"goog_report_conversion ('tel: 2122046300')\" href=\"tel:2122046300\"><span class=\"style2 redish\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"style2 redish\"><strong><strong><a onclick=\"goog_report_conversion ('tel: 2122046300')\" href=\"tel:2122046300\">1-212-&nbsp;204-6300<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Recovery from Varicocelectomy? by Alex Shteynshlyuger MD If you have any questions, to&nbsp;schedule a consultation&nbsp;or if you need a second opinion, please&nbsp;contact us&nbsp;or call&nbsp;&nbsp;1-212-&nbsp;204-6300 We see patients from all parts of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island), Long Island, Westchester and New Jersey as well as other parts of&nbsp;the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":110,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-112","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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